Shock absorbers Dobinsons or GABRIEL

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Rank #5 in ranking

4.4

Body bounce

4.1

Bottoming

4.3

Leaks

1.0

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Rank #11 in ranking

3.2

Body bounce

3.1

Bottoming

3.3

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Dobinsons

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Dobinsons › Shock absorbers

ashxc18 24 Dec 2025, 16:32

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Rating 5.0

Swapped out the Toytec Aluma Boss 2.0 for Dobinsons MRR long travel in the rear & extended travel up front. Added Dobinsons billet UCAs and 600lb rear springs. Night & day difference in ride quality on the 2+ hour drive home

Pros: night & day difference

GABRIEL › Shock absorbers

AsstBalrog 14 Dec 2025, 17:37

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Rating 4.0

I upgraded to Gabriel Strider shocks, best I could afford at the time, and bought Radial T/As to go on the Keystones. Big front and rear sway bars too. So even if my car didn't accelerate like a boss it did corner pretty well.

Pros: cornered pretty well

Vehicle: Ford Mustang

GABRIEL › Shock absorbers

omahaomw 9 Dec 2025, 00:15

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Rating 4.0

Got Gabriel on both my gen3s Self installed. They're as good as ya gonna get for these cars

Pros: as good as

Vehicle: Toyota Prius

Dobinsons › Shock absorbers

Evolutionary_sins 8 Dec 2025, 11:19

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Rating 5.0

Dobinsons ims is awesome. Multi stage valves so you get a soft ride without compromise to the handling which is difficult to achieve

Pros: soft ride, good handling

Cons: difficult to achieve

Vehicle: Toyota Hilux

Dobinsons › Shock absorbers

JFlash7 18 Nov 2025, 20:41

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Rating 5.0

I went with Dobinsons twin tubes on my GX470 and they’ve been great. Pretty comparable to the sport setting on the OEM shocks I’d say.

Pros: great, comparable to sport

Vehicle: Lexus

Dobinsons › Shock absorbers

UniqueLoginID 9 Aug 2025, 07:58

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Rating 4.0

Personally I went Dobinson MRAs which have handled outback travel and tough tracks. Some prefer them revalved but mine is heavy enough to work well with them. Unlike their springs it seems to be a decent product.

Pros: handled outback travel

Vehicle: Nissan

Dobinsons › Shock absorbers

Worldly_Platform8614 9 Aug 2025, 05:18

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Rating 5.0

I ripped them out the same week and went for Dobinsons MRR. Honestly? Night and day. The ride is smoother on-road, planted in corners, and off-road they just eat up washboards and corrugations. I’ve hammered them through tracks that would’ve rattled the Bilsteins to death, and they haven’t skipped a beat.

Pros: smoother ride, planted in corners

GABRIEL › Shock absorbers

krieger82 3 Oct 2024, 18:40

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Rating 3.0

Bilsteins are probably best, unless you want to cough up a lot for fox. I have Gabriel premium right now. Pretty good, but not as good as Bilsteins.

Pros: pretty good

Cons: not as good

GABRIEL › Shock absorbers

The__Road__Warrior 13 Sep 2025, 12:44

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Rating 2.0

If you want your car to float and drive like a boat, go with gabriel.

Cons: floaty ride, boat-like handling

Dobinsons › Shock absorbers

bigtoepfer 4 Jun 2025, 01:47

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Rating 2.0

I see all the dobinsons positive remarks here. I've also had good experiences, but at the same time on my 80 I had the yellow nitro shocks and those are the only shocks I've ever had leak on any 4x4.

Cons: shocks leak

Vehicle: Toyota Land Cruiser

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Which shock absorbers to choose — Dobinsons or GABRIEL?

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Comparison of shock absorbers Dobinsons and GABRIEL

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Which shock absorbers are better — GABRIEL or Dobinsons?

In March 2026 on PartReview, shock absorbers Dobinsons were overall better than GABRIEL.

Dobinsons received a PR Score of 91 out of 100, and GABRIEL scored 63 points.
Dobinsons ranked 5 in the overall ranking, and GABRIEL ranked 11.
The average rating is higher for Dobinsons (4.4) than for GABRIEL (3.2).
Shock absorbers Dobinsons have better feature ratings than GABRIEL:
- Body bounce - owners believe, that this property for Dobinsons is better than GABRIEL.
- Leaks - drivers claim, that this property for Dobinsons is outperforms GABRIEL.
- Bottoming - reviews suggest, that this property for Dobinsons is preferred to GABRIEL.

Which shock absorbers are more popular — Dobinsons or GABRIEL?

In March 2026 on PartReview, shock absorbers Dobinsons were overall more popular than GABRIEL.

By vote balance, shock absorbers Dobinsons surpassed GABRIEL:

For Dobinsons, the ratio of positive (66) to negative (6) votes is 60 votes.
For GABRIEL, the ratio of positive (43) to negative (25) votes is 18 votes.

By number of reviews, shock absorbers Dobinsons surpassed GABRIEL:

For shock absorbers Dobinsons there are 24 reviews: 22 positive, 0 neutral, 2 negative.
For shock absorbers GABRIEL there are 22 reviews: 13 positive, 2 neutral, 7 negative.

Which shock absorbers do car owners prefer — Dobinsons or GABRIEL?

In March 2026, according to PartReview, shock absorbers Dobinsons and GABRIEL have not taken top places in car-specific ratings. You can help by adding your review about these manufacturers.

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